Western Sydney residents wouldn\u2019t see a cent <\/a>of the $1bn Federal Government Metro commitment to acquire land to link the Macarthur and Leppington communities to the Western Sydney Airport and Bradfield City.<\/p>\nMr Minns put the brakes on the extension, leaving 100 property owners who were told their land was slated for compulsory acquisition as early as 2018, in limbo despite it being a \u201ccritical project for the future of Sydney\u201d according to the federal government.<\/p>\n
Responding to the future business case on those plans, Mr Reagan said \u201cthe southern extension is a bit broader\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s running on the same time frame. Again, it\u2019s quite close to being finalised.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Ward told the Telegraph that \u201cLabor promised more public transport for Western Sydney when they were elected, instead they have just delivered delays and empty promises\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is the Labor Government so afraid of?\u201d she said. \u201cIf the numbers stack up, release the business case. If they don\u2019t, be honest with the public.\u201d<\/p>\n
The lack of certainty has been met with a growing chorus of Western Sydney mayors hitting out over a lack of connectivity to the city\u2019s newest airport. <\/p>\n
Hills Shire Mayor, Michelle Byrne, has called for the corridor between Tallawong and St Mary\u2019s to be secured for more than a decade. <\/p>\n
\u201cFamilies in the northwest should be able to hop on the Metro to Western Sydney Airport,\u201d she argued. \u201cBusiness owners and workers in Norwest shouldn\u2019t have to drive 50 minutes to catch a plane. <\/p>\n
\u201cApart from cutting travel times, we know that infrastructure unlocks housing. If the state and federal governments are serious about tackling the housing crisis, infrastructure is the most powerful lever to make that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone questioned \u201chow many tourists want to go to St Marys\u201d, while describing the lack of Metro connectivity to the rest of Sydney from WSI as a \u201cfarce. <\/p>\n
Penrith Mayor Todd Carney also championed calls a train connection from Tallawong to St Marys, which is on the federal government\u2019s Infrastructure Priority List.<\/p>\n
However, he also pointed out that with the new airport set to open in the coming months, it was \u201cmore than critical\u201d that the focus should shift to what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n
This masthead reported last month that Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun floated plans for a \u201cSouth West Sydney Connector\u201d which would feature three Metro line options extending the southwest Sydney Metro from Bankstown to \u201cfacilitate delivery of approximately 103,000 new homes\u201d.<\/p>\n
Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue chief executive Adam Leto told The Daily Telegraph Sydneysiders were seeking clarity. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhether you\u2019re in the northwest or southwest, the thing that comes up the most when talking to businesses and councils in these areas is certainty,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re not after a funding commitment, or for tunnelling to start tomorrow, they\u2019re just after some clarity and a Metro Rail plan that maps out the timeline for delivery.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve seen the impact of Metro rail across Sydney, and there\u2019s no doubt that these future extensions will not only loop growing communities in the northwest and southwest into the network, but also help catalyse a bunch of investment and unlock new housing opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Transport Minister John Graham blamed the previous Liberal government for leaving behind an airport \u201csurrounded by paddocks, inadequate local roads and no plan for public transport connecting to the precinct\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur integrated investments are complementing the toll-free M12 and metro project with a $300m spend on creating multiple new bus routes to provide access from Penrith, Campbelltown, Liverpool and Mt Druitt to the jobs that will grow around Bradfield and the airport,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are spending $7.5bn on roads, with major upgrades to Mamre Rd, Elizabeth Drive and Fifteenth Ave.\u2019\u2019 <\/p>\n
Sydney Business Park boss Raymund Manio argued essential infrastructure like the Tallawong to St Marys Sydney Metro \u201cneeds to be delivered as the region continues to grow\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cA Metro connection at Marsden Park is critical to more than transport \u2013 it is about reliable rail that connects people to jobs and services, and supports the well-planned communities Western Sydney requires,\u201d the Marsden Park-based chief executive said. <\/p>\n
The plea for clarity on future Metros comes as Australia\u2019s tunnel boring capabilities could collapse as government investment slows, according to new research. <\/p>\n
Oxford Economics Australia economist Dominic McNally is forecasting activity for tunnel boring machinery will drop sharply after the next financial year, as state government funding commitments \u201cwind down\u201d.<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s tunnelling sector is at a cyclical peak, driven by a record pipeline of metro rail and road projects across NSW, Victoria, and Queensland,\u201d the Oxford Economics Australia economist\u2019s research found. \u201cProposed Sydney Metro extensions … could partially offset the post-boom decline in rail.<\/p>\n
\u201cAustralia should plan to retain its hard-won tunnelling capacity now, rather than allow it to dissipate and face the cost of rebuilding it later.\u201d<\/p>\n
The analysis shows tunelling activity will hit $12 billion in the 12 months to June 2027, before a dramatic decline to under $2 billion by 2035, unless new projects are announced across the country. <\/p>\n
Oxford Economics Australia reseach also found the transport boom pushed boring machine imports to a record high in 2023 with $700 billion in imports of boring machinery. <\/p>\n
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a grand pre-election promise in the lead up to the Federal Election to pledge $1bn to acquire land to stretch the Sydney Metro network south of the Aerotropolis. <\/p>\n
But NSW Premier Chris Minns put the expansion plans on a go-slow after coming into office.<\/p>\n
The Daily Telegraph\u2019s Future Western Sydney series is supported by Western Sydney International Airport, Powerhouse Parramatta, ClubsNSW, Coronation Property, Transurban, Walker Corporation and Western Sydney University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 1100 days since residents of Sydney\u2019s west were promised a business case to bridge a vital…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1454,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2497,23,133,2473,2498,565,2494,2477,2296,2467,2487,2489,1366,2479,2483,2480,2506,2492,2501,2504,2462,2465,2475,2491,2495,2461,2490,2460,355,120,2503,1595,1093,2474,2464,2466,2463,2486,2485,2499,2468,2470,2476,321,247,2493,2500,2469,2478,2471,2482,2502,2484,2472,2459,2505,2496,2481,2488],"class_list":{"0":"post-1453","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sydney","8":"tag-adam-leto","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-australia-and-new-zealand","11":"tag-business-case","12":"tag-business-owners","13":"tag-chief-executive","14":"tag-chief-executive-adam","15":"tag-completing-assurance","16":"tag-daily-telegraph","17":"tag-dialogue-chief-executive","18":"tag-essential-infrastructure","19":"tag-executive-adam-leto","20":"tag-federal-government","21":"tag-federal-governments","22":"tag-funding-commitment","23":"tag-government-agency-boss","24":"tag-growing-communities","25":"tag-housing-opportunities","26":"tag-integrated-investments","27":"tag-jake-mccallum","28":"tag-joanne-vella","29":"tag-line-options","30":"tag-liverpool","31":"tag-marsden-park","32":"tag-metro-inc","33":"tag-metro-project","34":"tag-michelle-byrne","35":"tag-natalie-ward","36":"tag-new-south-wales","37":"tag-oceania","38":"tag-peter-regan","39":"tag-property-owners","40":"tag-public-transport","41":"tag-public-transport-connecting","42":"tag-raymund-manio","43":"tag-reagan","44":"tag-rouse-hill-metro-station","45":"tag-shadow-transport-spokeswoman","46":"tag-shire-council","47":"tag-single-document","48":"tag-southern-extension","49":"tag-space-manouevres","50":"tag-st-marys","51":"tag-state-election","52":"tag-sydney","53":"tag-sydney-leadership-dialogue","54":"tag-td_colorschemedark","55":"tag-td_headerpositionstandard","56":"tag-the-hills","57":"tag-tim-hunter","58":"tag-time-frame","59":"tag-todd-carney","60":"tag-train-connection","61":"tag-travel-times","62":"tag-vital-gap","63":"tag-vital-link","64":"tag-well-planned-communities","65":"tag-western-suburbs","66":"tag-western-sydney-leadership"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}